Rain This Weekend Could Change Schedules At Both Stafford Motor Speedway And The Waterford Speedbowl

Rain has been the overriding theme of the 2009 season at Stafford Motor Speedway and it looks like a good possibility that that theme could carry right over to the track's season ending CarQuest Fall Final this weekend.

The current forecast has the possibility for rain on both Saturday and Sunday of this weekend.

Stafford rained out eight events during the season and added two extra events to their Friday night schedule at the tail end of the year because of the season long weather woes that plagued the facility.

Stafford Motor Speedway official Scott Running confirmed Tuesday night that should events get rained out this weekend at Stafford the CarQuest Fall Final program will be moved to Oct. 10-11,The Waterford Speedbowl is also scheduled to run its Finale Weekend Oct. 10-11.

The Whelen Modified Tour, which highlights the card at Stafford this weekend, is scheduled to close its season at the World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson International Speedway. That event is set to run Oct. 16-18.

Stafford and Waterford running head-to-head could have implications for a number of drivers, most notably Wallingford's Keith Rocco, who runs full-time in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified divisions at both tracks and also on the Whelen Modified Tour for car owner Ed Partridge.

Rocco is in a tight battle for the SK Modified championship at the Speedbowl, sitting six points ahead of Ron Yuhas Jr. of Groton with two events remaining. Waterford is scheduled to run its final Saturday night event of the season this weekend.

So will Rocco, and others, have to make a big choice should rain wash out events this weekend at Stafford? They might not have to.

Terry Eames, who leads the ownership group at the Waterford Speedbowl, said the track would examine "various options" should Stafford be forced to reschedule the CarQuest Fall Final.

Hey Bertrand I have a better idea. Just run against Stafford and get no cars and no people. Did it ever occur to you that Stafford's rain date is a national touring series rain date that was scheduled by Nascar? I'm sure they'd move their date right over to accomodate the Speedbowl. Putz!

I think something that people have forgotten about is the foreclosure/court date... No one knows what the status is of the Speedbowl for 2010 and if they get wet and have to move the race back, there might be no season finale... whens the date again shawn???

I would hope with money still tight, gas still high and a rainy forecast, That they make the right call and cancel early. If they have to run next week because of the NASCAR scheduling, Try and make a deal between Waterford and Stafford to adjust race times so drivers could make both tracks. Some of Tour Drivers would lose out from running Waterford's Show and for someone like Rocco, I'm sure a championship at Waterford would be more special then a Tour Race that he can run next year. Just my thoughts

I agree Stafford should make the call early but they wont! I think most of their championships are decided now anyways....

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On August 18, 1995 Shawn Courchesne attended his first short track racing event, filling in on coverage for a Friday night show at Stafford Motor Speedway for the Hartford Courant. Little did he realize that night ... read more